AVIATION BOOKS AND MODELING RESOURCES
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RAF BOMBER COMMAND LOSSES VOLUME
1: 1939–1940 W. R. Chorley 6 x 9,
374 pgs, 10 photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-
906537-40-1. Item # MC740 ........$34.95
RAF BOMBER COMMAND LOSSES VOLUME
5: 1944 W. R. Chorley 6 x 9, 545
pgs. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-904597-91-2.
Item # MC791 ...............................$39.95
RAF BOMBER COMMAND LOSSES VOLUME
6: 1945 W. R. Chorley 6 x 9, 224
pgs. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-904597-92-9.
Item # MC792 ...............................$24.95
RAF BOMBER COMMAND LOSSES VOLUME
8: 1939–1947 Norman L. R. Franks
6 x 9, 280 pgs. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-85780-
156-9. Item # MC156 ....................$29.95
RAF BOMBER COMMAND LOSSES VOLUME
9: 1939–1947 W. R. Chorley 6 x 9,
448 pgs. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-85780-195-8.
Item # MC195 ...............................$34.95
RAF BOMBER LOSSES: Middle East and
Mediterranean Volume 1 1939–1942 David
Gunby & Pelham Temple 6 x 9, 224
pgs. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-85780-234-4.
Item # MC234 ...............................$24.95
RAF FIGHTER COMMAND LOSSES OF
THE SECOND WORLD WAR VOLUME 1:
1939–1941 Norman L. R. Franks 6 x 9,
160 pgs, 10 photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-
85780-286-3. Item # MC286 ........$22.95
RAF HENDON: The Birthplace of Aerial
Power Andrew Renwick If any one airfield
in the world could claim to be the
home of military aviation, this is the no.1
contender. This book narrates the full
story of this remarkable airfield through
war and peace and provides a wealth of
information for historians and aviation
enthusiasts alike. 7.8 x 10.55, 112 pgs,
140 photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-955426-
86-5. Item # FR686 .......................$19.95
REAR GUNNER PATHFINDERS Ron Smith
This is a Bomber Command story of the air
war over Germany as seen from the small
Perspex bubble of a “Tail-End Charlie” rear
gunner in a Lancaster. 5 x 8, 160 pgs, 4
pages of b/w photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-
907579-39-7. Item # AD501 ...........$12.95
REPUBLIC F-105 THUNDERCHIEF – WBT
Vol. 18 Larry Davis & David Menard Covers
the Wild Weasel versions, A-F models,
and variants. Includes missile and ECM
installations, structural cutaways, pilot
handbook excerpts, and Vietnam coverage.
8-1/2 x 11, 100 pgs, over 200 b/w
photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-206-9.
Item # SP011P ........ $26.95 POD Book
REPUBLIC XF-91 THUNDERCEPTOR
Steve Pace The MX-809 project was
created in hope of fielding a high-speed
high-altitude daytime interceptor pursuit
airplane capable of “meeting and defeating”
any strategic bomber aircraft that any
potential adversary might produce. 8-1/2
x 11, 48 pgs, 92 photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-
0-942612-91-2. Item # GB291 ...... $12.95
ROCKS IN THE CLOUDS: High-Ground
Aircraft Crashes of South Wales Edward
Doylerush This book covers the various
aircraft crash sites found in the area
south of the latitude of Brecon, which
runs from east to west including the
Black Mountains and Brecon Beacons,
to south of Llandoverty and the Presceli
Hills in the west. 6 x 8-1/2, 112 pgs, 105
photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-85780-281-8.
Item # MC281 ............................... $22.95
RUSSIAN TACTICAL AVIATION: Since
2001 Yefim Gordon and Dmitriy Komissarov
This book illustrates the current
state of the Russian Air Force’s tactical
aviation as well as its recent history in
various overseas conflicts. 8-1/4 x 11-3/4,
272 pgs, 680 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-
902109-52-7. Item # HK952 ........ $56.95
THE SAS SECRET WAR IN ITALY: Special
Forces, Partisans and Covert Operations
1943–1945 Will Fowler This new book
covers a little known but absorbing aspect
of the Italian campaign in World War II.
Partisans, secret operations, Allied Special
Forces and the last airborne operation
of the war are all featured in the book. 5 x
7-3/4, 288 pgs. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-910809-
77-8 Item # AD518 ......................... $12.95
SCOOTER!: The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
Story Tommy Thomason This is a fully
revised and updated edition of the definitive
history of the A-4 written by one
of the leading authorities of US naval
aviation. 8-1/2 x 11, 288 pgs, 350 photos.
Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-910809-26-6.
Item # AD926 ................................. $44.95
THE SEAPLANE YEARS Tim Mason
Among many unfamiliar and strange aircraft
are the Parnall Peto, intended for use
on submarines; the Saro Lerwick, which
turned out to be such a military failure;
and a bizarre scheme for Sunderland flying
boats to carry midget submarines. 8-1/2 x
12, 272 pgs, 300+ photos and color profiles.
Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-902109-13-8.
Item # HK913 ................................ $56.95
THE SECRET YEARS: Flight Testing at
Boscombs Down 1939–1945 Tim Mason
Using 500 photographs, this book explores
unusual variants of standard service aircraft
types, machines that remained purely
experimental, and the trials with their guns,
bombs, rockets, and equipment. 8-1/2 x
12, 320 pgs, 500 color photos, 90 profiles.
Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-902109-14-5.
Item # HK914 .................................$56.95
SHADY LADY 1,500 HOURS FLYING: Flying
the U-2 Spy Plane Lt. Col. Rick Bishop
(Ret.) The author sheds new light on a
world that is largely unknown outside of
the tight fraternity of U-2 pilots and support
personnel with a revealing and detailed
account of the trials and challenges
of flying this dangerous aircraft. 6 x 9,
304 pgs, 100 photos, Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-
910809-09-9. Item # AD909 ........ $24.95
SIKORSKY HR2S-1/CH-37C DEUCE H-
37A/CH-37B MOJAVE HEAVY-LIFT HELICOPTER
Gunther Winkle The Sikorsky
CH-37 Mojave was an American large
heavy-lift helicopter of the 1950s and was
Sikorsky’s first twin-engined helicopter.
It is still in use today after being in service
with both the Marines and Army in
Vietnam. 8-1/2 x 11, 137 pgs, 331 b/w
and color photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-
9993884-1-9. Item # GB841 ......... $44.95
SIKORSKY S-43/JRS-1 AMPHIBIAN
Steve Ginter Here is a rare look at the
Sikorsky S-43/JRS-1 “Baby Clippers”
flown by Pan American Airways in the
1930s and by the U.S. Navy during WWII.
The Navy’s JRS-1 flying boats survived
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and
currently, the Smithsonian’s Udvar-Hazy
Center is restoring one of those historic
surviving aircraft. 8-1/2 x 11, 100 pgs,
243 photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-9968258-
5-6. Item # GB585 ....................... $29.95
SKYSTREAK, SKYRO CKET & STILETTO:
Douglas High-Speed X Planes Scott Libis
The Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak,
D-558-2 Skyrocket, and X-3 Stiletto were
among the first aircraft to blend airframe
to powerplant in ways that set the standard
for many modern-day aircraft designs.
The photos in this edition are black
& white. 8-1/2 x 8-1/2, 146 pgs, 300 photos.
Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-267-0.
Item # SP084P .........$31.95 POD Book
SKY TIGER: THE STORY OF SAILOR MALAN
Norman Franks This is the biography
of the renowned World War II South African
Spitfire pilot Adolf (Sailor) Malan. It recounts
how he rose in less than 15 months to be
acknowledged as Britain’s premier fighter
pilot. 5 x 8, 208 pgs, 24 pages of b/w photos.
Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-907579-29-8. Item #
AD504 ............................................... $12.95
SOVIET AND RUSSIAN EKRANOPLANS:
New Expanded Edition Yefim Gordon &
Dmitriy Komissarov This new edition of
Soviet and Russian Ekranoplans has been
fully updated and highlights projects that
are under development. Packed with photos,
artwork and drawings, the book includes
examples of similar technology being developed
in countries outside of Russia, including
the USA, Germany and China. 8-1/2 x
11, 392 pgs, 500 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-
1-910809-36-5 Item # MC936 ......... $55.95
SOVIET AND RUSSIAN MILITARY AIRCRAFT
IN AFRICA: Air Arms, Equipment
and Conflicts since 1955 Yefim Gordon &
Dmitriy Komissarov Arranged by country
and using previously classified sources,
this book includes comprehensive fleet
lists of all known Soviet/Russian military
aircraft in Africa together with their Chinese
derivatives. Illustrated with contemporary
photographs, air force insignia, and
color profiles. 8-3/4 x 12, 272 pgs, 300
photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-902109-27-5.
Item # HK927 .................................... $56.95
SOVIET AND RUSSIAN MILITARY AIRCRAFT
IN THE AMERICAS Yefim Gordon
& Dmitriy Komissarov Written by the
acknowledged experts in the field and illustrated
throughout with photographs
and color artwork, this is the definitive
record of Soviet and Russian military aircraft
and their combat operations in the
Americas. 8-1/4 x 11-3/4, 272 pgs, 550
photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-902109-54-1.
Item # HK954 .................................... $56.95
SOVIET AND RUSSIAN MILITARY AIRCRAFT
IN ASIA Yefim Gordon and Dmitriy
Komissarov A treasure trove of exotic colors
and markings, combined with a mass
of unpublished, original information including
over 320 photos, over 140 color
profiles, and approximately 50 insignia
to delight modelers and fascinate readers.
8-1/2 x 11-3/4, 416 pgs, 550 photos.
Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-902109-29-9.
Item # HK929 ................................... $64.95